Estranged wife’s R1.7m inheritance no excuse for eye surgeon to avoid paying monthly maintenance
The woman forfeits 50% of an earlier legal costs order granted in her favour for failing to disclose the windfall
02 November 2023 - 22:07
An eye specialist earning R375,000 a month has failed to persuade the high court to reduce, then entirely scrap, maintenance payments to his estranged wife after discovering she inherited R1.7m and was now “wealthy”. ..
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